US 12,284,722 B2
WLAN steering based on capabilities
Peter G. Khoury, San Francisco, CA (US); Wen Chen, San Jose, CA (US); and Wenge Ren, Sunnyvale, CA (US)
Assigned to Ruckus IP Holdings LLC, Claremont, NC (US)
Filed by Ruckus IP Holdings LLC, Claremont, NC (US)
Filed on May 24, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/751,724.
Application 17/751,724 is a continuation of application No. 17/026,539, filed on Sep. 21, 2020, granted, now 11,356,916.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/986,633, filed on Mar. 7, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0286930 A1, Sep. 8, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/00 (2018.01); H04W 8/22 (2009.01); H04W 36/14 (2009.01); H04W 36/38 (2009.01); H04W 84/12 (2009.01); H04W 88/08 (2009.01)
CPC H04W 8/22 (2013.01) [H04W 36/142 (2023.05); H04W 36/38 (2013.01); H04W 84/12 (2013.01); H04W 88/08 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An electronic device, comprising:
one or more interface circuits configured to communicate with a second electronic device, wherein the one or more interface circuits are configured to:
advertise a first basic service set identifier (BSSID) and a second BSSID having a common service set identifier (SSID), separate wireless connection interfaces, and different capabilities, wherein the different capabilities comprise the first BSSID supporting a first Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) 802.11 standard, and the second BSSID supporting one or more previous IEEE 802.11 standards and not supporting the first IEEE 802.11 standard;
receive a probe request associated with the second electronic device;
determine whether the second electronic device supports the first IEEE 802.11 standard based at least in part on one or more fields in the probe request; and
selectively provide a probe response intended for the second electronic device based at least in part on the determination.